We knew it was coming… Penn State Live let us know about it last week and the Collegian reported on it yesterday. Lisa Powers explained why the PSUTXT emergency alert system was being tested in the Penn State Live article, The University Park campus did not delay or cancel classes this winter, and no other […]
Arlen Specter announced today that he will be running for reelection in the 2010 as a Democrat, a defection from the electorally weakened Republican party. Specter is not a Penn State alumnus (he attended that other school with Penn in its name) but he has spent a fair amount of time in State College over […]
The dream has become a reality.
Four Penn State students were charged yesterday by Attorney General Tom Corbett for their role in “a broad conspiracy to distribute mass quantities of marijuana throughout State College.” The Collegian has the best coverage of the story. Paul Spara, a World Campus student, was supplying three other students with pot at about $3,000 per pound. […]
Three students involved with the Collegian were recognized this week in the annual UWire 100, a selection of the best college journalists in the country. Travis Johnson (Senior, Sports Writer and Copy Editor) “This past fall, Travis was our most outstanding Penn State football beat reporter. He showed an unparalleled enthusiasm for coverage of the […]
Remember the Shell Eco-Marathon? Penn State engineers constructed a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle and attended the California competition. But the goal of this “race” was to go farthest, not fastest. Penn State’s vehicle of victory, “Blood, Sweat & Gears,” took first place in the hydrogen fuel-cell category. Are you ready for this? Their contraption possessed an […]